Sam Set to Face Eels

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After leaving the field in Round 14 with a shoulder complaint, Rabbitohs lock-forward, Sam Burgess, says that he is ready to ply his trade this Friday night against the Parramatta Eels at ANZ Stadium should he be selected today.

Burgess himself was initially concerned about the state of his shoulder following an attempted tackle on a Tigers player that saw his arm hang limply by his side following contact – the Englishman thinking he had broken his collarbone at the time.

However scans have since shown no structural damage, leading Burgess to believe he is ready to roll this Friday night.

“My shoulder has pulled up fine,” said Burgess.

“There’s no structural damage which we were worried about initially, so I should be fine for this weekend.

“I did actually think I’d broken my collarbone initially. I’ve had two reconstructions on this right shoulder before, so probably just some old scarring there. But like I said, it’s fine.